silver screen

noun

1
: a motion-picture screen
2

Examples of silver screen in a Sentence

a list of the top 100 stars of the silver screen
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The star, who turns 71 on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, became a silver screen heartthrob as the leading man of romance films like The Big Easy and Tough Enough, along with his memorable role as Lindsay Lohan’s father in The Parent Trap. Brendan Le, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025 The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025 There are several rogue characters from the Sonic universe aiming for their silver screen debut. Umar Shakir, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2025 More than a decade after Gone With the Wind’s silver screen debut, O’Connor published a story satirizing the gala’s pageantry. Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for silver screen

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of silver screen was in 1918

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“Silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20screen. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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